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on boston in tel aviv tom many thanks indeed for that update. and you i think there is a council has held an adjunct closed door meeting after palestinians called for an end to israel's offensive and he's going to check our reports from washington the u.s. is supporting israel despite day escalating violence. well you know we had the u.s. response to the shelling of gaza was easy to predict and it says we stand by our partners in their fight to defend themselves against terrorism end of quote the u.s. representative to the u.n. susan rice has released a statement saying that it was expressing regret to the death and injury of innocent civilians innocent israeli and palestinian civilians caused by the violence there but made it clear that washington is clearly blaming the palestinians for the israelis shelling of gaza palestinians asked the u.n. security council to stop israel and quote what they call quote war crimes perpetrated by israel against the palestinian people israel is of course saying that the air strikes are justified response to the
on boston in tel aviv tom many thanks indeed for that update. and you i think there is a council has held an adjunct closed door meeting after palestinians called for an end to israel's offensive and he's going to check our reports from washington the u.s. is supporting israel despite day escalating violence. well you know we had the u.s. response to the shelling of gaza was easy to predict and it says we stand by our partners in their fight to defend themselves against terrorism end of quote...
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los pacers. previo a estos partidos, los wizards vienen de perder ante los celtics en el td garden de boston, el quinteto capitalino busca su primer victoria de la temporada regular. super wizards doble juego buscan primer triunfo y un talento local presenta su nueva llego el fin de semana, y siempre existen interesantes alternativas culturales en nuestra area... una de ellas es llevar a los niÑos a europa... esi si, sin y con las temperaturas frescas que tenemos, el cine es muy buena opcion, sobre todo para ver las amigos disfruten el fin de semana, para finalizar el segmento me complace presentarles a un talento local que tiene una trayectoria de casi 30 aÑos y nos presenta su nuevo disco... josé isidro reyes es un empresario local de origen salvadoreño, que le gusta cantar... y lo hace desde el año 1984 cuando compuso su primer tema, el abandonado... take sot también le escribió una canción a su popular restaurante, el tamarindo... take sot hoy nos presenta su nuevo material...take sot el parrandero ya está a la venta en sitios como amazon, itunes y cdbaby.com vamos a la pausa, p
los pacers. previo a estos partidos, los wizards vienen de perder ante los celtics en el td garden de boston, el quinteto capitalino busca su primer victoria de la temporada regular. super wizards doble juego buscan primer triunfo y un talento local presenta su nueva llego el fin de semana, y siempre existen interesantes alternativas culturales en nuestra area... una de ellas es llevar a los niÑos a europa... esi si, sin y con las temperaturas frescas que tenemos, el cine es muy buena opcion,...
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and outside boston, traffic came to a halt on the massachusetts turnpike. a backup of headlights and tail lights, 40 miles long putting the brakes on early-goers. how busy are the highways? triple a says more than 40 million people will go out on the holidays, 90% hitting the road. nearly half of them today. air travel is down slightly, gas prices and hotel rates are about the same as last year. but the cost of rental cars has spiked 27%. that is, of course, if you can find one. in the northeast, hurricane sandy wiped out a lot of inventory, forcing many people like this man to change their rental car plans quickly. >> i never thought i would leave la guardia to pick up a u-haul, who wants to show up to a family thanksgiving in a moving truck? >> reporter: well, as long as it is moving like the traffic tonight that is a good thing. now the rental company and the sour economy have caused a lot of people to get on the bus. some 600,000 people are expected to get on the bus, it is a trend we expect to see now until the end of the year. >> ron mott, safe travel
and outside boston, traffic came to a halt on the massachusetts turnpike. a backup of headlights and tail lights, 40 miles long putting the brakes on early-goers. how busy are the highways? triple a says more than 40 million people will go out on the holidays, 90% hitting the road. nearly half of them today. air travel is down slightly, gas prices and hotel rates are about the same as last year. but the cost of rental cars has spiked 27%. that is, of course, if you can find one. in the...
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should add to last way granting him near absolute power as live pictures from cairo right now and stone boston is there as well for us good morning after a violent night tension is again running high in the egyptian capital so do our daters on what's being happening this more. that. there yulia it seems that a running street battles has been going on in the streets around risk where between a large group of largely young male protesters and the police there all throughout the night there were tear gas canisters being fired into the crowds the protesters picking those up and throwing them back at the police lighting fires in doorways pulling branches off trees to light those and tearing up large sections of pavement creating blocks about the size of a fist to throw at the police as well the police vans this morning absolutely battered by those by those missiles and still going on the police firing tear gas canisters into a group of protesters that are hardcore which is now we're growing again a little bit on the edge of tahrir square itself those are those tear gas canisters falling into tathra
should add to last way granting him near absolute power as live pictures from cairo right now and stone boston is there as well for us good morning after a violent night tension is again running high in the egyptian capital so do our daters on what's being happening this more. that. there yulia it seems that a running street battles has been going on in the streets around risk where between a large group of largely young male protesters and the police there all throughout the night there were...
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in san francisco next month and if it's successful the program will expand to other big cities like boston, new york and chicago. >>> some incredible sports highlights are straight ahead, plus just 12 short years ago it was billed as the tallest and fastest wooden coaster, but now no more. we're going to tell you why. >>> weekend forecast is definitely talking about the big chill. all those details coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning. some other stories making news across america now. hundreds of volunteers helped serve thousands of men, women, and children in need of a traditional thanksgiving dinner at the midnight mission in los angeles. it was a festive atmosphere for the diners, many of whom are homeless. legendary actor dick van dyke who helps out every year says serving at the mission makes his holiday. >>> meanwhile, in sacramento, nearly 28,000 runners and walkers took part in the 19th annual run to feed the hungry race. it raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for the sacramento food bank. >>> east and west coasters took to the streets thanksgiving
in san francisco next month and if it's successful the program will expand to other big cities like boston, new york and chicago. >>> some incredible sports highlights are straight ahead, plus just 12 short years ago it was billed as the tallest and fastest wooden coaster, but now no more. we're going to tell you why. >>> weekend forecast is definitely talking about the big chill. all those details coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good...
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of course, not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within months of their arrival in october of 1768, three british officers, probably drunk, had been discovered encouraging some african-american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of the drunk officers, captain john wilson, assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance, we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves he was talking to essentially -- ignored but that -- the soldiers' lives, but they were not in boston to free the slaves, several residents marched complaints, that captain wilson and his strong friends engaged in a conspiracy to foment slave rebellion. >> colonial life in british occupied boston, part of a holiday weekend now through monday morning on c-span 3's american history tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with alan ota of "roll call" a senior writer for the publication. recently the postal service announced
of course, not everyone in boston is white. for instance, within months of their arrival in october of 1768, three british officers, probably drunk, had been discovered encouraging some african-american slaves in boston to attack their white masters. one of the drunk officers, captain john wilson, assured the black bostonian that the soldiers would come here to procure your freedom and with your help and assistance, we should be able to drive all the liberty boys to the devil. while the slaves...
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have reportedly been killed since israel launched an offensive on wednesday let's now get a tape from boston in tel aviv good morning tom so they've been reports of another strike in gaza this morning so what more can you tell us. they have indeed you near the moment what we know is that there's been a huge intensification of bombing recently and in the past few hours over over gaza eighty five missile strikes of various air strikes from drones and israeli aircraft across gaza in the park in a just a forty five minute period and that is just comes at the end of a continued aerial assault that's gone on now for a couple for a couple of days. hitting sites around gaza and we also know that thirty thousand reservists israeli reservists have been called up and we've seen numerous reports of tanks and troops being moved south towards the border with gaza we also have heard a number of statements by israeli defense folks people and generals such as the head of israel's southern command saying this is just the beginning of the operations and others saying that they are prepared to do all that is ne
have reportedly been killed since israel launched an offensive on wednesday let's now get a tape from boston in tel aviv good morning tom so they've been reports of another strike in gaza this morning so what more can you tell us. they have indeed you near the moment what we know is that there's been a huge intensification of bombing recently and in the past few hours over over gaza eighty five missile strikes of various air strikes from drones and israeli aircraft across gaza in the park in a...
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spokes person at the european partnership for independents joining us there in boston thank you. syrian rebels looking to overthrow president assad to receive serious backing this week the european union welcomed the new syrian opposition group the national coalition as a legitimate representative of the country's people although e.u. ministers stopped short of official diplomatic recognition which must be decided by each member state france and turkey with the first powers to give the new rebel alliance a stamp of approval with britain following suit soon after turkey is now pushing for nato to deploy patriot missiles along its border with syria to defend itself russia and iran are among the countries strongly opposing the move as a possible first step towards a no fly zone and foreign boots on the ground political activist dr years and of dollars thinks if nato grants turkey's request it would plunge the region deeper into chaos. the quien such mess is not really going to be for defensive measure what do they need to defend against at least turkey has an army and they can defen
spokes person at the european partnership for independents joining us there in boston thank you. syrian rebels looking to overthrow president assad to receive serious backing this week the european union welcomed the new syrian opposition group the national coalition as a legitimate representative of the country's people although e.u. ministers stopped short of official diplomatic recognition which must be decided by each member state france and turkey with the first powers to give the new...
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in boston brawl ball. second quarter a hard brawl. humphreys sent kevin garnett to the floor. oh, boy and off we go. everybody jumps in when the pushing and shoving stops humphries and gerald wallace were ejected. fourth quarter. great ball handing. paul pierce goes to his knees and knocks down the jumper. nets out battle the celtics 95-83. why did the zebra and pony cross the road? to star in their own viral video. the story behind this bizarre sighting on the streets of new york city. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. a woman's scream scares offn intruder looming over her in bed. now the search for the suspect. plus: preparing for round ta slow-moving soaker nears thy area. the potential threat for mudslides and flooding. and a 580 million dollar jackpot. there were two wins last night. when will californians get in on the action. join us for
in boston brawl ball. second quarter a hard brawl. humphreys sent kevin garnett to the floor. oh, boy and off we go. everybody jumps in when the pushing and shoving stops humphries and gerald wallace were ejected. fourth quarter. great ball handing. paul pierce goes to his knees and knocks down the jumper. nets out battle the celtics 95-83. why did the zebra and pony cross the road? to star in their own viral video. the story behind this bizarre sighting on the streets of new york city. [ male...
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catalonia spain's richest region and the main contributor to the country's economy is under former is in boston and. well people are voting today in an election which could represent a step towards any final breakup of spain and it is because the cattle i am president after matters promised to hold a referendum on independence from spain it is convergence and union party actually wins and that is something that is striking a chord with many cattle lands the region itself a rich pretty wealthy it has an economy the size of portugal's but it pays far more in taxes to the spanish government that actually receives back in terms of investment from madrid and that is something that annoys some people here unemployment is at around twenty five percent and also people are having to endure tough austerity measures at the moment but nothing is a done deal because after mass does need to record an absolute majority in order to be able to push through this referendum otherwise he would be forced to form some sort of coalition there is a sticking point to him that the referendum is actually against the span
catalonia spain's richest region and the main contributor to the country's economy is under former is in boston and. well people are voting today in an election which could represent a step towards any final breakup of spain and it is because the cattle i am president after matters promised to hold a referendum on independence from spain it is convergence and union party actually wins and that is something that is striking a chord with many cattle lands the region itself a rich pretty wealthy...
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springfield is about 90 miles west of boston. >>> tonight, 12 people remain in serious condition after yesterday's massive crash on a texas highway. the highway patrol tells us more than 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup on a foggy interstate near beaumont. the crash killed two people. a couple on their way to a gambling trip. >> my dad and i, we worked together, we had a good relationship and we had, got to spend time together golfing and fishing and i'm so thankful for that now. my parents are wonderful, loving people. all who knew them, knew that and they'll be sorely missed. >> witnesses tell our local affiliate the dense fog made it impossible to see. >>> good news, in new york, the gas rationing program put in place in the days after superstorm sandy, the rationings ends tomorrow. 85% of the gas stags are now running. only 25% were openeded just two weeks ago. new jersey and long island stopped rationing gas last week. >>> jailed russian punk musician is now in solitary confinement according to a statement from her lawyer, she was moved to a single prison cell for her own pr
springfield is about 90 miles west of boston. >>> tonight, 12 people remain in serious condition after yesterday's massive crash on a texas highway. the highway patrol tells us more than 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup on a foggy interstate near beaumont. the crash killed two people. a couple on their way to a gambling trip. >> my dad and i, we worked together, we had a good relationship and we had, got to spend time together golfing and fishing and i'm so thankful for...
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jon lapook, cbs news, boston. >> coming up after your local news on cbs "this morning," new details in the scandal involving former cia director david petraeus and john allen. we'll hear from john miller. that's it for the "cbs morning news" this morning. thanks for watching. have a great day. "cbs morning news" this morning. thanks for watching. have a great day. how far will people go to relieve their sore throat? try these. new cepacol sensations cools instantly, and has an active ingredient that stays with you long after the lozenge is gone. not just a sensation, sensational relief. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning. it's thursday, november 15. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time is just about 4:30. let's check the weather. it was cold when he walked out. >> we're going to cancel the rain for a few hours anyway. but looks like the rain is coming back. high pressure holding on but we have more rain in the forecast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> it is a nice dry start to
jon lapook, cbs news, boston. >> coming up after your local news on cbs "this morning," new details in the scandal involving former cia director david petraeus and john allen. we'll hear from john miller. that's it for the "cbs morning news" this morning. thanks for watching. have a great day. "cbs morning news" this morning. thanks for watching. have a great day. how far will people go to relieve their sore throat? try these. new cepacol sensations cools...
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we are going to boston. these are aerial shots here of a train crash in boston. we understand reports that as many as 20 people might have been injured from this crash. we don't have a lot of information about this, but we are looking at the boston common there, and this is, you know, known as the t, the transit system there, and we understand that because of a crash, at least 20 people have been injured. we're going to have more details as soon as we can, as soon as we get more information we'll bring that back up. we'll take a quick break. ♪ [ male announcer ] you build a reputation by not breaking down. consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs. and now trade up to get a 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $9,000. from outstanding value to standing the test of time, chevy runs deep. oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washingto
we are going to boston. these are aerial shots here of a train crash in boston. we understand reports that as many as 20 people might have been injured from this crash. we don't have a lot of information about this, but we are looking at the boston common there, and this is, you know, known as the t, the transit system there, and we understand that because of a crash, at least 20 people have been injured. we're going to have more details as soon as we can, as soon as we get more information...
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from boston to southern cali. all to raise money and awareness for the soles for souls charity, which gives shoes to kids who don't have them. >> you have to kind of look around a little bit to see what you can do to help. you don't necessarily need to run across the country to get shoes on kids' feet. >> wow, she raised $10,000 along the way. received donations at 8,500 pairs of shoes. himes says it is easy to help. $1 equals a pair of shoes for some one who need them. >> her feet look good. >> thought they would be bloodied, battered. the guy in the wheelchair there, that is actually her boyfriend who finished the race with her. which is amazing. for both of them. great to see that. >> i have a lot of close friend that are runners, covered a couple marathons. actually some people look to run bare feet. there are theories out there it is better for your feet to run barefoot than to run with shoes on. >> whoo. >> look out for the glass. >> good luck with that, folks. man. >> coming up, some cooking on this friday
from boston to southern cali. all to raise money and awareness for the soles for souls charity, which gives shoes to kids who don't have them. >> you have to kind of look around a little bit to see what you can do to help. you don't necessarily need to run across the country to get shoes on kids' feet. >> wow, she raised $10,000 along the way. received donations at 8,500 pairs of shoes. himes says it is easy to help. $1 equals a pair of shoes for some one who need them. >> her...
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design and matching theory, used to match kidney donors and assign kids to public schools in new york, boston, chicago. given the basic mental challenges these days we salute the brains raising the i.q. level of the nation's capital on thursday. >>> after the break, in 2011, the u.s. stopped a palestinian bid for u.n. recognition dead in its track. this year american opposition will have little impact on recognizing palestinian as a state. we'll ask how the tide turned when they join us live next on "now." two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> it's a very unfortunate outcome that the united nations will grant nonmember state observers status at the u.n. not only what
design and matching theory, used to match kidney donors and assign kids to public schools in new york, boston, chicago. given the basic mental challenges these days we salute the brains raising the i.q. level of the nation's capital on thursday. >>> after the break, in 2011, the u.s. stopped a palestinian bid for u.n. recognition dead in its track. this year american opposition will have little impact on recognizing palestinian as a state. we'll ask how the tide turned when they join...
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i'm bill clifford, president and ceo of world boston. as we head into the pam assessing the aftermath of the arab spring, allow me to thank todd, president and ceo of the world affairs councils of america, his crack staff, national council chair, laurie murray, and our many sponsors for this significantly stimulating conference thus far. [applause] like america, i am a wash in debt. it's time to make good on those obligations to each here on the panel who i'm honored to present. i had the pleasure of hearing at dozens of universities in the boston area. i'm owing you a way overdue invitation to the council downtown. professor is a senior fellow at the saban center at brookings institution, a distinguished former and current adviser to government agencies, u.s. leaders, and diplomats, and he's a prolific and best-selling author. i'll quote from the top of the website at the university of maryland where he is the professor of peace and development. i have always believed that good scholarship can be relevant and consequential for public po
i'm bill clifford, president and ceo of world boston. as we head into the pam assessing the aftermath of the arab spring, allow me to thank todd, president and ceo of the world affairs councils of america, his crack staff, national council chair, laurie murray, and our many sponsors for this significantly stimulating conference thus far. [applause] like america, i am a wash in debt. it's time to make good on those obligations to each here on the panel who i'm honored to present. i had the...
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to his hometown, boston, where we had a great privilege of having events at boston university school of communication, emerson college, and we through a fine luncheon where he wowed our crowd. >> and mit. >> and mit, which all boston was not responsible for. so over the weekend i am driving in new england and listening to npr. the state department spokesman has just resigned. well, thank you very much. my members loves you, but on monday morning i had so many calls and the males, what did i mess by not going to that luncheon? he is a man of great candor become a principal, and trouble for speaking truth to power in saying something about the treatment and attention of private brad manning a over the wikileaks thing. you have ready on your feet. i owe you all a great thanks for being with us today. plenty to do that for you. [applause] >> i resigned two hours after speaking to world boston, the tour not connected. i want to make that perfectly clear. so we are coming up on that 2-year anniversary of this thing called the arab spring or the arab awakening or as marquees the title in hi
to his hometown, boston, where we had a great privilege of having events at boston university school of communication, emerson college, and we through a fine luncheon where he wowed our crowd. >> and mit. >> and mit, which all boston was not responsible for. so over the weekend i am driving in new england and listening to npr. the state department spokesman has just resigned. well, thank you very much. my members loves you, but on monday morning i had so many calls and the males,...
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city you should be seeing snowflakes by noon today across parts of connecticut by then the city of boston dealing with it. philadelphia you are on the edge of that rain snow line. you could have sleet across the city and a bit of a messy commute out there. take a look at 6:00 p.m. tuesday most areas already dry. we are expecting a quiet stretch of weather around the next couple days. when the storm is gone it will be quiet behind it and also cold. take a look at current temperatures only in the teens behind the storm over in chicago. >> we will be ready thanks to you. thank you maria. >>> the president and congressional leaders tackling the fiscal crisis. today house republican leaders will meet with ceo's they will support reforms and the president is set to do the same tomorrow. doug luzader joins us live with the latest. >> some republicans may be willing to seed some ground on taxes but will the president budge on his top tax rates must go up. the state of the fiscal cliff negotiation may really ride on that point. now at a white house briefing they need to double down on the long hel
city you should be seeing snowflakes by noon today across parts of connecticut by then the city of boston dealing with it. philadelphia you are on the edge of that rain snow line. you could have sleet across the city and a bit of a messy commute out there. take a look at 6:00 p.m. tuesday most areas already dry. we are expecting a quiet stretch of weather around the next couple days. when the storm is gone it will be quiet behind it and also cold. take a look at current temperatures only in the...
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another from boston. of course, it is early today so there hasn't been an opportunity for those delays to start stacking up and cause a major problem. as you can see there is rain here. we heard about the possibility of other weather delays throughout the country. we'll be monitoring that and the flights in and out of sfo and the other bay area airports so we can let you know exactly how your holiday travel may go today. for now we are live at sfo christien kafton. >>> happening now we are also keeping an eye on the thanksgiving travel rush in the south bay. these are live pictures right outside ofmy theta san jose. for all travel information stay right here with us throughout mornings on 2. we'll also have more information on ktvu news at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >>> new this morning a bomb exploded on a city bus in tel aviv as the fighting continues between israel and gaza. the bus was passing military headquarters when the bomb went off. at least ten people were hurt. there are reports that a man brought
another from boston. of course, it is early today so there hasn't been an opportunity for those delays to start stacking up and cause a major problem. as you can see there is rain here. we heard about the possibility of other weather delays throughout the country. we'll be monitoring that and the flights in and out of sfo and the other bay area airports so we can let you know exactly how your holiday travel may go today. for now we are live at sfo christien kafton. >>> happening now we...
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fox 25 out of boston. officials say there was a gas leak in the area. witnesses reported windows shattering, brings flies, even a mushroom cloud rising above the epicenter of the explosion. folks say they felt and heard the boom from miles away. abulbasher of in people had significant injuries. we are told several buildings were damaged including a scores gentlemen's club right at the center of the blast. our chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt is live with the news. we are told, jonathan, there was trouble shortly before the blast. >> yeah, john. about 4:20 eastern, this afternoon, there was, in the words of one local reporter. a real stench of gas in the several blocks surrounding what turned out to be the site of the bomb's blast in downtown springfield, massachusetts. utility workers were apparently on scene working on this. and according to that same reporter, the smell of gas had dissipated a great deal just before strangely the explosion actually happened. that was 5:30 eastern. some 90 minutes ago. as you said it leveled one building in
fox 25 out of boston. officials say there was a gas leak in the area. witnesses reported windows shattering, brings flies, even a mushroom cloud rising above the epicenter of the explosion. folks say they felt and heard the boom from miles away. abulbasher of in people had significant injuries. we are told several buildings were damaged including a scores gentlemen's club right at the center of the blast. our chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt is live with the news. we are told,...
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most popular cities for travel this thanksgiving are chicago, los angeles, new york, philadelphia and boston. so i would say that those are going to be some of the busiest airports this holiday season. >> you know, wendy, not everybody goes over the river and through the woods to have turkey and cranberry sauce with grandma. most depressing thing i saw this week is families camping out at the big box stores like now and they're going to have, you know, i don't know canned food or something tomorrow for lunch and dinner or whatever you call it and then black friday. that depresses me. are there other more fun unconventional thanksgiving you have heard of? >> well, what i found is really interesting. the trip adviser survey found about 40% of people are actually dining out this thanksgiving. they're not cooking at home. they're going out to a restaurant. so that was pretty interesting. not everyone wants the stress of making the turkey. >> cowards! >> that's okay. but i would recommend you find your restaurant in advance. a lot aren't actually open on thanksgiving so make sure you have your re
most popular cities for travel this thanksgiving are chicago, los angeles, new york, philadelphia and boston. so i would say that those are going to be some of the busiest airports this holiday season. >> you know, wendy, not everybody goes over the river and through the woods to have turkey and cranberry sauce with grandma. most depressing thing i saw this week is families camping out at the big box stores like now and they're going to have, you know, i don't know canned food or...
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when the big east was formed in 1979 it went from boston in the east to syracuse, new york, as its western most outlet. the big 10, as you said, was midwestern schools. the pack 8, which is now the pack 12, was surprisingly enough four schools in california, two in oregon and two in washington. so geography was important, academics were important and competitive levels were important. now the landscape has changed completely. geography has been thrown out completely. academics have been thrown out completely and, to some degree, competitive levels have been thrown out completely because it's all about what schools can make you the most t.v. dollars and a conference and what conferences can make schools the most t.v. dollars. that's the unifying force now. >> brown: so it's dollars and television. particularly in football, right? >> exactly. a all of those thing changes that have happened over a period of ten years now, because it began when the a.c.c. raided the big east for virginia tech, miami and boston college to improve itself as a football conference to get more t.v. dollars for foot
when the big east was formed in 1979 it went from boston in the east to syracuse, new york, as its western most outlet. the big 10, as you said, was midwestern schools. the pack 8, which is now the pack 12, was surprisingly enough four schools in california, two in oregon and two in washington. so geography was important, academics were important and competitive levels were important. now the landscape has changed completely. geography has been thrown out completely. academics have been thrown...
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we'll got to boston in a moment. we begin with karen travers at obama headquarters, hi, karen. >> here in chicago the mood has been electric. the crudowd erupted when the networks predicted obama won ohio and thus had been re-elected. the president didn't just win ohio. he held his midwestern fire wall, wisconsin and iowa. we have been paying so much attention to ohio over the last couple month. a critical state for their strategy. he won virginia, colorado, he won nevada. this has turned into a very big night for president obama. you had the sense from campaign aide early on as the polls started closing that they new things were trend in their direction and they were feeling confident. the president wrote two different speeches for tonight. a victory speech. and a concession speech. he was prepared for any scenario. tonight here in this room, before, newly 20,000, very excited supporters, he gets to deliver that victory speech. >> we are an american family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people
we'll got to boston in a moment. we begin with karen travers at obama headquarters, hi, karen. >> here in chicago the mood has been electric. the crudowd erupted when the networks predicted obama won ohio and thus had been re-elected. the president didn't just win ohio. he held his midwestern fire wall, wisconsin and iowa. we have been paying so much attention to ohio over the last couple month. a critical state for their strategy. he won virginia, colorado, he won nevada. this has turned...
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chicago area with portland moderate delays because of the rain in your forecast, and as we head to boston and new york, moderate delays but,ing good and memphis and dallas looking very nice but if you are at the airport and it is thanksgiving you are used to waiting for a little bit, right, trace? >>trace: hope you get home at some point. thank you very much. the largest employer in the united states and the most profitable companies in the world is trying to keep its employees from forming a union. next, the protest against walmart and what they could mean as retailers get ready for black friday. >>trace: there are two huge labor disputes that could affect millions more beyond the companies involved. and some walmart workers you have to wall off and join demonstrations on friday, which is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. workers are protesting poor pay and working conditions. wall mark requested the national labor relations board block illegal protest. the board officials, yet to announce the decision on that. and there is the collapse of the company hostess which make
chicago area with portland moderate delays because of the rain in your forecast, and as we head to boston and new york, moderate delays but,ing good and memphis and dallas looking very nice but if you are at the airport and it is thanksgiving you are used to waiting for a little bit, right, trace? >>trace: hope you get home at some point. thank you very much. the largest employer in the united states and the most profitable companies in the world is trying to keep its employees from...
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seeing traffic, places like chicago o'hare, san francisco rounding out the top five, laguardia and boston, logan. 6 chicago and l.a.x. have gone back and forth, but it's bessier out there. what about the roads? how do those look? >> we'll see a lot of people come blaining. we receive a lot of reports about car rentals being very, very difficult. car rentals got scooped up. so now as people prepare to travel on traffic they find it very difficult. having said that many are traveling between wednesday and sunday. a lot of people are i troog to find alternative ways home, buses, cars, trans. stay safe out there. >> did you ever travel on thaf thanksgiving? >> i did. it's tough for us to go back home as journalists. >> news never stops. >> right. >> was it a tough commute? >> it was pretty tough. i ee going home on chrome this time around an i'm not looking forward to that. >> we'll call you up. all right, nick. thank you very much for that update. >>> her name has been mengsd as a possible successor to hillary clinton as secretary of state, but before she can be confirmed, u.n. ambassador su
seeing traffic, places like chicago o'hare, san francisco rounding out the top five, laguardia and boston, logan. 6 chicago and l.a.x. have gone back and forth, but it's bessier out there. what about the roads? how do those look? >> we'll see a lot of people come blaining. we receive a lot of reports about car rentals being very, very difficult. car rentals got scooped up. so now as people prepare to travel on traffic they find it very difficult. having said that many are traveling...
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fbi's most wanted list since 2009, putting him among the ranks of usama bin laden and the notorious boston crime lord, james whitey bollinger: a manhunt comes to a close with police arresting a man suspected of opening fire inside a target store in suburban denver yesterday in aurora and the "denver post" reporting police are holding a 33-year-old man facing a string of charges including robbery and attempted homicide. police say a man wearing a ski mask walked into the target store last night and fired a single shot into the ceiling. >> i seen my people run, just dashing out, and somebody came out there and started shaking me and it was like, call 911, there has been a shooting and i thought he was playing around until i seen everybody start running out of the store. >> it was someone acting stupid with a gun and, thankfully, you know, i don't think he got away with anything. >> harris: fortunately nobody was hurt. here's the context and maybe aurora, colorado sounds familiar to you, because, in july 12 people died inside a movie theatre when a beggunman went o rampage. investigators are
fbi's most wanted list since 2009, putting him among the ranks of usama bin laden and the notorious boston crime lord, james whitey bollinger: a manhunt comes to a close with police arresting a man suspected of opening fire inside a target store in suburban denver yesterday in aurora and the "denver post" reporting police are holding a 33-year-old man facing a string of charges including robbery and attempted homicide. police say a man wearing a ski mask walked into the target store...
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i'm joe scarborough here in boston this morning. with us still on set in new york, we've got donny deutsch, steve rattner, michael steele and katty kay. and joining the table, former governor of vermont and former chairman of the democratic national committee, howard dean. howard, you just look where the democrats are sitting right now, and you think about what a long, long way this party is from where it was when you took over. and you told everybody you needed to adopt a 50-state strategy. people thought you were crazy. now you're hearing top republican leaders saying we need to do what howard dean when his own party thought he was crazy and adopt a 50-state strategy. so now that democrats are where you dreamed they would be when you started that 50-state strategy, do they go for the deal, or do they go to make republicans sweat? >> they've got to make some sort of a deal, but the deal has to be the right deal. and i still believe that it's safer, if you're on the progressive end of the political spectrum, to go over the fiscal cl
i'm joe scarborough here in boston this morning. with us still on set in new york, we've got donny deutsch, steve rattner, michael steele and katty kay. and joining the table, former governor of vermont and former chairman of the democratic national committee, howard dean. howard, you just look where the democrats are sitting right now, and you think about what a long, long way this party is from where it was when you took over. and you told everybody you needed to adopt a 50-state strategy....
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this historic three story building is outside of boston with 100 firefighters on the scene and there were two injuries. five residents however have not been accounted for with 20-30 residences lost their apartments. they are still looking for the cause of that fire. >> also, this luxury yacht was caught on fire on this 80 ft. when it caught fire. they all jumped into the water and it was rescued it was not known why this started. >> this was in washington d.c.. and the dock worker at the u.s. state department. the spokesperson for the fired parma's say it was put out quickly but one person suffered life-threatening injuries. it was during the morning when the construction workers were morning but not many people were there because of the holiday >> there are new developments in the petraeus sex scandal. the fbi is now investigating weather or not the general mistress, had access to sensitive information. the fbi is now investigating weather the former four-star generals mistress, paulsa broadwell had access to classified military material barbara start explains. >> inside david petra
this historic three story building is outside of boston with 100 firefighters on the scene and there were two injuries. five residents however have not been accounted for with 20-30 residences lost their apartments. they are still looking for the cause of that fire. >> also, this luxury yacht was caught on fire on this 80 ft. when it caught fire. they all jumped into the water and it was rescued it was not known why this started. >> this was in washington d.c.. and the dock worker...
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. >> living in boston used to like you would have snow delays and all of that and the airports would get super crowded, don't like 'em, i decided to stay away as much as i can. >> reporter: talked to an airport spokesman, generally he says they check the faa website to determine if there is going to be ground delays, before they get out of here. he says the faa website is down now. he's going to check it again in 15 or 20 minutes. i can tell you this is the third busiest flight day of this week. number one is this coming sunday when everybody flies back. number two is last friday when everybody apparently, a lot of people taking this week off, get out of town and they all come back sunday this is the third busiest travel day of the week,very busy, 60,000 flying out, 60,000 coming in. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> travels getting into and out of los angeles international airport are already dealing with major delays this morning not from the weather, from protests lines are long at the curbside check-in at l.a.x.. officials are advising passengers to give themselves a three hour cus
. >> living in boston used to like you would have snow delays and all of that and the airports would get super crowded, don't like 'em, i decided to stay away as much as i can. >> reporter: talked to an airport spokesman, generally he says they check the faa website to determine if there is going to be ground delays, before they get out of here. he says the faa website is down now. he's going to check it again in 15 or 20 minutes. i can tell you this is the third busiest flight day...
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boston, massachusetts. tell me about what you've seen so far that's been your favorite. >> the marching band. the charlie brown and the spider man. >> you what, carol, i'm so glad to see that old school charlie brown is beating all the spongebob. it's been a great parade so far. it's still happening. ronald mcdonald about to make his way down here. it's been a great time to be out in new york. a lot of people in new york have a lot to be thankful for. >> i can't believe how warm it is. people aren't wearing coats. usually it's freezing. >> reporter: i don't even need this coat but i think it looks better with the turtle neck so i'm going to keep the coat on. >> you are such a metrosexual. thank you. we'll get back to you. we'll be right back. i said to my wife the other day: i bet you that we could save money by switching to a cheaper detergent than tide. and, what did i tell you? that it was a bad idea. and? and she was right... the clothes weren't as clean and even i could tell. so, no savings. we're back
boston, massachusetts. tell me about what you've seen so far that's been your favorite. >> the marching band. the charlie brown and the spider man. >> you what, carol, i'm so glad to see that old school charlie brown is beating all the spongebob. it's been a great parade so far. it's still happening. ronald mcdonald about to make his way down here. it's been a great time to be out in new york. a lot of people in new york have a lot to be thankful for. >> i can't believe how...
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msnbc's chris jansing is outside headquarters in boston. it's eerie how quiet it is. there's nothing going on behind you. that's not the way they thought this was going to be the morning after the election. >> to say the least. and you mentioned mitt romney had spent almost seven years for president. it was over in about five minutes. a short of gracious concession speech. but that was preceded, chuck, by 90 of what were thought to be bizarre minutes where the media called for barack obama. and some for mitt romney said they would contest it there. at one point ryan got in his van and returned to the hotel. there was a question even when they said he was coming over here to make remarks whether it would be a concession speech. about an hour and a half after the networks called it, the mitt romney did call the president and then came into this ballroom for what i said was a very brief and very gracious final comment. so after one of the most -- the most expensive presidential race in history and one of the most acrimonious, mitt romney called for unity. >> the nation a
msnbc's chris jansing is outside headquarters in boston. it's eerie how quiet it is. there's nothing going on behind you. that's not the way they thought this was going to be the morning after the election. >> to say the least. and you mentioned mitt romney had spent almost seven years for president. it was over in about five minutes. a short of gracious concession speech. but that was preceded, chuck, by 90 of what were thought to be bizarre minutes where the media called for barack...
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hachim in washington he's president emeritus and a senior fellow at the interim merican dialogue and in boston we have kevin so bad he is director of the drug policy institute at the university of florida and a former white house senior. adviser on drug policy or a gentleman crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to come and i'd like to go to you i mean talk about colorado's talk about washington i mean the perception outside of the united states is that the united states is legalizing it at home but continuing the war on drugs in mexico so how do you square the circle. well i mean you know colorado and washington have votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws and this is what president obama has said numerous times is that marijuana still illegal so i think the message to the world is that just because two states decided to legalize marijuana that this is really going to be caught up in the courts for.
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so to begin you're in boston. what's your fundamental thesis? >> the american republic is born partially in a tax revolt. this is the at a party site where they threw the at a over because they didn't like the tax system. so this has been a fundamental debate and argument from the beginning of the american republic. we come back today to exactly the same sorts of issues. >> country men... reporter: well, not exactly the same. the at a parties of the past included smugglers protesting england having lowered the tax on tea, threatening their contraband business. between legend and fact, legend usually wins. the fact is as between paying now or paying later, americans have just about always preferred debt to taxes. debt to pay the very first army, for example. this is the spot on the cambridge common where, leng end has it, general washington first amassed his troops under a now dead elm and faced the basic question of government economics. >> how was going to pay them? how is he going to feed and clothe them? where will they get their clothes? tha
so to begin you're in boston. what's your fundamental thesis? >> the american republic is born partially in a tax revolt. this is the at a party site where they threw the at a over because they didn't like the tax system. so this has been a fundamental debate and argument from the beginning of the american republic. we come back today to exactly the same sorts of issues. >> country men... reporter: well, not exactly the same. the at a parties of the past included smugglers...
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boston. >> yes, i do. >> why was he so significant to that run of a couple titles? >> as mark can attest, talk about who theo is in terms of his background. it's not just baseball, his family background, his cultural/social political background is enormously interesting. >> no, it's fascinating. first of all, he grew up in brookline, right next to boston, i grew up in that area, as mike did. and so he was familiar to me. and his dad is head of creative writing at b.u. he wrote some great novels including one called "king of the jews" which i think is probably his best-known book. he also -- theo's grandfather wrote the "cause blasablanca" screenplay. theo's twin brother, he's a great sort of do-gooder, social worker who's done a great deal for charity in the boston area. his sister has done a lot. has written for "homicide" and a lot of great tv shows. this is a family that's accomplished a great deal. what's interesting about theo is he has a lot of angst about his life choices. here's someone who has lived his childhood dream, made tons of money, delivered a world
boston. >> yes, i do. >> why was he so significant to that run of a couple titles? >> as mark can attest, talk about who theo is in terms of his background. it's not just baseball, his family background, his cultural/social political background is enormously interesting. >> no, it's fascinating. first of all, he grew up in brookline, right next to boston, i grew up in that area, as mike did. and so he was familiar to me. and his dad is head of creative writing at b.u. he...
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[laughter] i guess you could argue that, you know, if you drive boston traffic, you have to be a little aggressive. jenna: okay. well, maybe. notice the eye roll. we'll just leave it there. i think that basically says it all. sometimes the irony is just a little thick, a little thick. >>> well, the new laws in the washington and colorado, those laws of legalizing marijuana, well, they're causing a lot of problems. one of them is what to do with all the active marijuana cases on the books. we're live in denver -- jon's home state, by the way, of colorado -- where we're going to follow this story. >>> also, new developments on the deadly attack in benghazi, and congress now launching an investigation into who changed cia talking points regarding the deadly attack, although some say they were never changed. we're going to have the latest out of d.c. coming up. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more pcessed flakes look nothing like natural grains. i'm eating what i kn is better nutrition. mmmm. great gra
[laughter] i guess you could argue that, you know, if you drive boston traffic, you have to be a little aggressive. jenna: okay. well, maybe. notice the eye roll. we'll just leave it there. i think that basically says it all. sometimes the irony is just a little thick, a little thick. >>> well, the new laws in the washington and colorado, those laws of legalizing marijuana, well, they're causing a lot of problems. one of them is what to do with all the active marijuana cases on the...
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i'm in washington he's president emeritus and a senior fellow at the interim american dialogue and in boston we have kevin so bad he is director of the drug policy institute at the university of florida and a former white house senior adviser on drug policy are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want to come and i am i to go to you i mean this talk about colorado is talking about washington i mean the perception outside of the united states is that the united states is legalizing it at home but continuing the war on drugs in mexico so how do you square the circle. well the i mean you know colorado and washington have votes but frankly federal law is still supreme in what federal laws said and this is what president obama.
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boston. coming back to our live shot, you can see folks flights arriving and duty managers said about an hour and a half ago, there are still parking spots. if you are leaving today and you do need to park that's still an option for you. we're live at sfo, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials at san jose airport say they are not having any delays because of the weather there. but they are seeing major delays on southwest airlines involving flights to or through chicago's midway airport due to weather there. some of the flights are delayed for several hours. they say as always to call your airline to check flight status and get to the airport early. >>> not everyone will fly or drive this thanksgiving holiday. some people hope to avoid the crush by taking the train. amtrak does expect many more passengers than normal. beginning today, it is adding extra trains with san joaquin. >> pacific, and capital corridor to handle the increased ridership over the week. >>> the rain is eas
boston. coming back to our live shot, you can see folks flights arriving and duty managers said about an hour and a half ago, there are still parking spots. if you are leaving today and you do need to park that's still an option for you. we're live at sfo, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials at san jose airport say they are not having any delays because of the weather there. but they are seeing major delays on southwest airlines involving flights to or through...
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i like, i wrote in the "boston herald", i like sandra fluke is the poster girl for. consider the resume'. 32 and still in college. let's look at her life. her claim to fame, she went as 31, 32-year-old in congress someone needs to pay my bills for me. how classic is that? you have combination of self-absorption unwilling to take responsibility for her actions. she is almost a perfect pick. martha: you look at the question, ask yourself seriously who would i pick, who should you pick, is there a leader out there? is there anyone on the list that you would think would merit that kind of recognition, if not, what does that say about where we are as a nation? i looked back at some of the first ones, charles lindbergh, fdr was on the original list. there were a few names that i was not familiar with. maybe there were random picks there even in the first 10 years is there anybody who deserves it do you think in terms of impact on the year? melissa: remember, hitler was on the list. ayatollah khomeni on the list with negative impact. i'm serious on this. looking back at san
i like, i wrote in the "boston herald", i like sandra fluke is the poster girl for. consider the resume'. 32 and still in college. let's look at her life. her claim to fame, she went as 31, 32-year-old in congress someone needs to pay my bills for me. how classic is that? you have combination of self-absorption unwilling to take responsibility for her actions. she is almost a perfect pick. martha: you look at the question, ask yourself seriously who would i pick, who should you pick,...
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our producer out of boston reports that right now at least two polling places the turnouts in southern new hampshire is greater than they saw in 2008. so we'll watch that story throughout the day. at 7:30 eastern time some big ones. north carolina and the state of ohio closes. when the state of ohio closes what you will see is this map start to fill in. all 88 counties. some will turn red, some will turn blue and you will see it on this board in realtime. mike forealtime. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan t
our producer out of boston reports that right now at least two polling places the turnouts in southern new hampshire is greater than they saw in 2008. so we'll watch that story throughout the day. at 7:30 eastern time some big ones. north carolina and the state of ohio closes. when the state of ohio closes what you will see is this map start to fill in. all 88 counties. some will turn red, some will turn blue and you will see it on this board in realtime. mike forealtime. progresso. in what...
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in that situation, a gay couple who is legally married in boston, cannot file a joint tax return. they cannot get benefits under social security for their spouse like another merit couple would. a series of lawsuits have been filed a federal appeals court in boston and new york ruled tartabull law is unconstitutional. it denies gays and lesbians equal protection under the law. they are legally married. the court said they deserve the same legal rights. the obama administration would not defend that law. the house republicans appointed john clement. many of those cases are under appeal and they will surely decide one of those cases this spring host: is there one more likely than the other? guest: that is an inside baseball question. the problem that arose is that elena kagan was the solicitor general when some of those cases were beginning and she mentioned at her confirmation hearings that she had participated in discussions about one of the cases. i think what the court wants to try to do is find a case where she came later and had no involvement. you want nine justices. they don
in that situation, a gay couple who is legally married in boston, cannot file a joint tax return. they cannot get benefits under social security for their spouse like another merit couple would. a series of lawsuits have been filed a federal appeals court in boston and new york ruled tartabull law is unconstitutional. it denies gays and lesbians equal protection under the law. they are legally married. the court said they deserve the same legal rights. the obama administration would not defend...